Three arrested for smuggling amphetamines into a jail in bamboo shoot soup

In Angthong province Police have arrested three men accused of to smuggle spicy bamboo shoot soup filled with amphetamines in a jail. The prison officials examined the soup brought into the jail by three visitors and discovered two hundred and five tablets stuffed inside plastic straws that were hidden by bamboo shoot salad.

The men were promptly arrested, but the suspects denied any acknowledgement about the illegal substances. According to one of the suspects, a man known simply as Mr. Doe asked him to pass the spicy soup to his friend, identified as Mr. Keng, who is currently serving sentence in the prison.

The suspects said they were not aware of the amphetamines hidden in the soup. Mr. Wasan Thanachotekit the prison director, said that the prison arranged a visiting day in the hope to allow prisoners to spend more time with their families. However, illegal drugs kept turning up during the search procedure at the prison, Mr. Wasan said.